Lama Jigme Gyatso
Meditation Manual 4jul23
Enjoy Tuesday's Youtube SHORT - https://youtube.com/shorts/eazErbgqdmM Let us conclude with a simple call to action Never miss one of...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Letting-go of Self 16apr23
Sunday's short - https://youtube.com/shorts/vLf_ib01KF0?feature=share Sunday's Mid-morning Meditation Livestream -...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Apr 13
- 1 min
Refuge, Buddha Nature, and Enlightenment 13apr23
Here is Thursday morning's short - https://youtu.be/0T4Wb6QQpjk - and here is the full meditation class - https://youtube.com/live/KDAMIo...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Apr 9
- 1 min
Putting Things in Perspective 9apr23
This morning's video - https://youtu.be/gTOEtZvk-XI and this morning's practice - https://youtube.com/live/kwRNMrUBWlY?feature=share Let...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Apr 4
- 1 min
The Middle Path of Sexual Tantra 4apr23
If you're curious about the Middle Path of Sexual Tantra you my enjoy my latest video - https://youtu.be/9aCVtTrh94Q linktree in profile...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Socialization, Meditation, and the Spiritual Path - 1apr23
Oh how proponents of establishment-oriented spirituality sing the benefits of rugged individualism. But is that what the Buddha taught?...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 31
- 2 min
The Force according to Lao Tzu
The Force according to Darth Sidious is NOT the same Force as that experienced (by my hero) Qui Gon Jinn. It is from Lao Tzu’s...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Proof of Meditation's Potency
How are we to know if our practice of meditation is detrimental, inconsequential, or beneficial? As William Camden wrote (in 1605) “The...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Survivor's Rage and Meditation 29mar23
In 1986’s “The Golden Child,” with a throw-away line, a supporting character lamented the death of justice; as has every survivor of...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Meditation, Contemplation, and Self-hypnosis 28mar23
Meditation is not contemplation which (in turn) is not self-hypnosis. There are some who are utterly convinced that they can believe...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Depression and Physical Meditation 27mar23
Although I love meditation it is NOT a panacea. If you feel your life is being turned upside down by the symptoms of depression make your...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 25
- 2 min
Self-guided Meditation Retreat 25mar23
If you possess the economic freedom to engage in a thirty day, self-guided meditation retreat; I recommend three books: . . . FIRST –...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 24
- 2 min
Falling Asleep while Meditating 24mar23
As a man with MANY disabilities (and who really is a dainty doily of a fellow) . . . my mid-meditation drowsiness seems MOST effected by...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 23
- 2 min
The Basics of Meditation 23mar23
Our central nervous system has evolved in such a manner that we take enormous pleasure in the things most necessary for our survival. . ....
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 22
- 1 min
When Meditation is Reduced to the Punching of a Time Card 22mar23
When first exposed to the seven enlightenment factors I was shocked . . . that energy, joy, and tranquility were prerequisites to...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Raving Minds and Meditation
What if the goal of the Buddha’s meditations was not to still the mind, select an emotion, or indulge any of our controlling tendencies?...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 20
- 2 min
When Meditation Ceases to Delight
Sometimes it can be difficult to know, whether it is a particular contemplative system that is filling us with joy, or just the thrill of...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 19
- 2 min
Demystifying Zen 19mar23
Let us wrest zazen from the grasp of the elitist and the superstitious. Our warm up is the Heart Sutra and our cool down is the...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Problem Solving and Meditation 18mar23
If we are honest with ourselves, there are some problems which capture our imagination and the part of our brain that delights in...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Why Traverse Enlightenment's Path? 17mar23
The great Buddhist teacher, Bodhidharma, cautioned that striving was suffering. What if the enlightenment the Buddha offered was simply...
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